[History of the English People, Volume I (of 8) by John Richard Green]@TWC D-Link bookHistory of the English People, Volume I (of 8) CHAPTER IV 31/75
The war was terrible but short.
Everywhere the country was pitilessly harried, churches plundered, men slaughtered.
But, with the one exception of London, there was no attempt at resistance.
Oxford and Winchester flung open their gates.
The thegns of Wessex submitted to the northmen at Bath. Even London was forced at last to give way, and AEthelred fled over-sea to a refuge in Normandy. [Sidenote: Cnut] He was soon called back again.
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